Violence broke out in the city of Amsterdam on Thursday, November 7, 2024, following a football match between local team Ajax and Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv. Five people were hospitalized following the clashes and 62 arrests were made according to police.
Several people were injured Thursday, November 7 on the sidelines of a football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel-Aviv in Amsterdam in clashes described as “ explosion of anti-Semitism » by the city mayor. Police reported five people briefly hospitalized Friday morning and 62 arrests.
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« The violence had already started on Wednesday evening between supporters. It was a night with incidents on both sides. Maccabi supporters removed a flag from a facade of the Rokin and destroyed a taxi. A Palestinian flag was set on fire at the dam “, said Peter Holla, the police chief in Amsterdam.
Asked about the France-Israel match, scheduled for Thursday at the Stade de France, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau declared that he would not accept its relocation. “ At my request, the police prefect Laurent Nunez is making the necessary security arrangements for this match to take place at the Stade de France, as usual. ».
